More cuts coming to school budgets
By Amy Scott/Marketplace
STEVE CHIOTAKIS: If you have kids in public school, chances are they'll see some big differences next year. A new report shows how public schools are faring with all the state budget cuts, and the picture isn't pretty. AMY SCOTT: Here's what happens when school budgets are slashed: technology upgrades, like new computers, get put off. Bus routes disappear. So do teachers and staff. The American Association of School Administrators surveyed its members around the country. More than half said they're cutting extracurricular activities next year. More than a third may eliminate summer school. Federal stimulus money helped schools avoid some cuts. But the group's Noelle Ellerson says that money is running out. (more...)